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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

224

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-04-25

Day of Death

1962-06-06 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Decatur, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Guinn Terrell Williams Jr.

Big Boy Williams

Gwinn Williams

Gwynn Williams

Tex Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Biography

From Wikipedia Guinn Terrell Williams Jr. (April 26, 1899 – June 6, 1962) was an American actor who appeared in memorable westerns such as Dodge City (1939), Santa Fe Trail (1940), and The Comancheros (1961). He was nicknamed "Big Boy" as he was 6' 2" and had a muscular build from years of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and professional baseball. Williams made his screen debut in the 1919 comedy, Almost A Husband, with Will Rogers and Cullen Landis, and was featured in a large supporting role ten years later in Frank Borzage's Lucky Star with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Throughout the 1920s Williams would have a string of successful films, mostly westerns. He then appeared in The Great Meadow alongside Johnny Mack Brown, which was Brown's breakout film. Throughout the 1930s, Williams acted in supporting roles, mostly in westerns, sports, or outdoor dramas. Although not the lead actor in any of them, he was always employed, and was successful as a supporting actor. He often played alongside Hoot Gibson and Harry Carey during that period. In 1941, he became one of many actors cast by Universal Pictures in their large film series, Riders of Death Valley. From the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, Williams appeared in supporting roles in a number of A-pictures, sometimes with high billing, such as You Only Live Once, and in Columbia's first Technicolour film The Desperadoes (1943). Williams was frequently teamed with Alan Hale, Sr. as sidekicks to Errol Flynn in several of his pictures. In 1960, he was cast in the epic film The Alamo and in Home from the Hill with Robert Mitchum. His last role was opposite his close friend John Wayne and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros.

Known For

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

Big City

Big City

Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life

Lucky Star

Lucky Star

Uncensored Movies

Uncensored Movies

City Girl

City Girl

The Alamo

The Alamo

The Undie-World

The Undie-World

End of the Trail

End of the Trail

Street of Missing Men

Street of Missing Men

Acting

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Santa Fe Trail

as

Windy Brody

American Empire

1942

American Empire

as

Sailaway

Mr. Wise Guy

1942

Mr. Wise Guy

as

Luke Manning

A Star Is Born

1937

A Star Is Born

as

Posture Coach

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as

Mike Cagle

Fugitive at Large

1939

Fugitive at Large

as

Conway (as Guinn Williams)

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as

Kewpie Blain

Jubilo

1919

Jubilo

as

Man Shooting Pool with Bert (uncredited)

Fangs of Wolfheart

1925

Fangs of Wolfheart

as

Bad Man from Bodie

1925

Bad Man from Bodie

as

Rose of the Desert

1925

Rose of the Desert

as

Cowboy (as Big Boy Williams)

Courage of Wolfheart

1925

Courage of Wolfheart

as

The Big Stunt

1925

The Big Stunt

as

The Glass Key

1935

The Glass Key

as

Jeff

Station West

1948

Station West

as

Mick Marion

Man in the Saddle

1951

Man in the Saddle

as

Bourke Prine

The Littlest Rebel

1935

The Littlest Rebel

as

Sgt. Dudley

Swamp Water

1941

Swamp Water

as

Bud Dorson

Belle of the Yukon

1944

Belle of the Yukon

as

Sheriff Mervin Maitland

Rocky Mountain

1950

Rocky Mountain

as

Pap Dennison (CSA)

Dodge City

1939

Dodge City

as

Tex Baird

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

Cowboy and the Senorita

as

'Teddy' Bear

Road to the Big House

1947

Road to the Big House

as

Butch McQuinn

You Only Live Once

1937

You Only Live Once

as

Rogers

Big City

1937

Big City

as

Danny Devlin

Hands Across the Border

1944

Hands Across the Border

as

Teddy Bear

Hangman's Knot

1952

Hangman's Knot

as

Smitty

Minesweeper

1943

Minesweeper

as

CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith

The Woman Who Did Not Care

1927

The Woman Who Did Not Care

as

Lars

Man from Del Rio

1956

Man from Del Rio

as

Fred Jasper

Flirtation Walk

1934

Flirtation Walk

as

Sleepy

Beggars of Life

1928

Beggars of Life

as

Baker's Cart Driver (uncredited)

Brown of Harvard

1926

Brown of Harvard

as

Hal Walter

Lucky Star

1929

Lucky Star

as

Sgt. Martin Wrenn

Noah's Ark

1928

Noah's Ark

as

Al Wilson / Ham

Private Worlds

1935

Private Worlds

as

Jerry Stone

Blackmail

1939

Blackmail

as

Moose McCarthy

Rafter Romance

1933

Rafter Romance

as

Fritzie

Springfield Rifle

1952

Springfield Rifle

as

Sgt. Snow

Billy the Kid

1941

Billy the Kid

as

Ed Bronson (blacksmith)

Kelly the Second

1936

Kelly the Second

as

Cecil Joseph Callahan

Slide, Kelly, Slide

1927

Slide, Kelly, Slide

as

McLean

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

as

Lon Tuttle

The Phantom

1931

The Phantom

as

Dick Mallory

Big Boy Rides Again

1935

Big Boy Rides Again

as

Tom Duncan

Heritage of the Desert

1932

Heritage of the Desert

as

Lefty

The Ropin' Fool

1922

The Ropin' Fool

as

The Foreman

You and Me

1938

You and Me

as

Taxi

The Mystery Squadron

1933

The Mystery Squadron

as

Bill 'Jellybean' Cook

The Hired Gun

1957

The Hired Gun

as

Elby Kirby

Wise Girl

1937

Wise Girl

as

Mike

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935

Miss Pacific Fleet

as

Nicholas 'Nick', Annie's Boyfriend

College Coach

1933

College Coach

as

Matthews

Black Cyclone

1925

Black Cyclone

as

Jim Lawson

Man of the Forest

1933

Man of the Forest

as

Big Boy

Song of the Prairie

1945

Song of the Prairie

as

Big Boy Jackson

The Law of 45's

1935

The Law of 45's

as

Tucson Two-Gun Smith

Army Girl

1938

Army Girl

as

Ross

Polly of the Circus

1932

Polly of the Circus

as

Eric

Cowboy Holiday

1934

Cowboy Holiday

as

Buck Sawyer

Grand Jury

1936

Grand Jury

as

Joseph Britt

Thunder Over Texas

1934

Thunder Over Texas

as

Ted Wright

The Vigilantes Are Coming

1936

The Vigilantes Are Coming

as

Salvation

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

The Man Who Walked Alone

as

Champ

The Big Game

1936

The Big Game

as

Pete Jenkins

The Bachelor Father

1931

The Bachelor Father

as

Dick Berney

Dangerous Holiday

1937

Dangerous Holiday

as

Duke Edwards

Flying Fists

1937

Flying Fists

as

Slug Cassidy

Bad Lands

1939

Bad Lands

as

Billy Sweet

Money and the Woman

1940

Money and the Woman

as

Mr. Adle

One in a Million

1935

One in a Million

as

Spike McGafferty

The Silver Streak

1934

The Silver Streak

as

Higgins

Gun Play

1935

Gun Play

as

Bill Williams

Hold That Co-ed

1938

Hold That Co-ed

as

Mike Wurgerski

The Great Meadow

1931

The Great Meadow

as

Rubin Hall

Running Hollywood

1932

Running Hollywood

as

Scratchface Henchman

Drifting Souls

1932

Drifting Souls

as

Bing

Laughing at Life

1933

Laughing at Life

as

Jones

Cheaters

1934

Cheaters

as

Detective Sweeney

Muss 'em Up

1936

Muss 'em Up

as

'Red' Cable

Love on a Bet

1936

Love on a Bet

as

Undetermined Secondary Role (scenes deleted)

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

1941

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fremont: The Trailblazer

1956

Fremont: The Trailblazer

as

Cassidy

Buttons and Her Beaus

1962

Buttons and Her Beaus

as

Village Tale

1935

Village Tale

as

Ben Roberts

Cyclone Jones

1923

Cyclone Jones

as

Cyclone Jones

Riders at Night

1923

Riders at Night

as

End of the Rope

1923

End of the Rope

as

Uncensored Movies

1923

Uncensored Movies

as

$1,000 Reward

1923

$1,000 Reward

as

The Avenger

1924

The Avenger

as

Nat Sherwood

Red Blood and Blue

1925

Red Blood and Blue

as

Tom Butler

Sporting West

1925

Sporting West

as

Whistling Jim

1925

Whistling Jim

as

Whistling Jim

Riders of the Sand Storm

1925

Riders of the Sand Storm

as

The Cowboy

The Devil Is Driving

1932

The Devil Is Driving

as

Mac

Almost a Husband

1919

Almost a Husband

as

Quarantined Rivals

1927

Quarantined Rivals

as

Joe, the plumber

Backstage

1927

Backstage

as

Mike Donovan

The Down Grade

1927

The Down Grade

as

Ed Holden

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as

Sweeney

City Girl

1930

City Girl

as

Reaper

College Lovers

1930

College Lovers

as

Tiny Courtley

The Big Fight

1930

The Big Fight

as

Tiger

Brimstone

1949

Brimstone

as

Art Benson

Five Bold Women

1960

Five Bold Women

as

'Big Foot' - the wagon driver

Southwest Passage

1954

Southwest Passage

as

Tall Tale

Crashing Through Danger

1938

Crashing Through Danger

as

Slim

Massacre Canyon

1954

Massacre Canyon

as

Pvt. Archibald Allen

Nevada

1944

Nevada

as

Dusty

The Forward Pass

1929

The Forward Pass

as

Honey Smith

6,000 Enemies

1939

6,000 Enemies

as

Maxie

Everybody's Doing It

1938

Everybody's Doing It

as

'Softy' Blane

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937

The Bad Man of Brimstone

as

Vulch McCreedy

She's No Lady

1937

She's No Lady

as

Jeff

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

My Dear Miss Aldrich

as

An Attendant

Danger Trails

1935

Danger Trails

as

Bob Wilson

Cupid the Cowpuncher

1920

Cupid the Cowpuncher

as

Hairoil Johnson

The Singing Marine

1937

The Singing Marine

as

Dopey

Here Comes the Navy

1934

Here Comes the Navy

as

Dance-Floor Manager

Palooka

1934

Palooka

as

Slats (uncredited)

The Trail of Hate

1922

The Trail of Hate

as

Silent Kerry

The Fighting 69th

1940

The Fighting 69th

as

Paddy Dolan

The Alamo

1960

The Alamo

as

Lt. 'Irish' Finn

Don't Tell the Wife

1937

Don't Tell the Wife

as

Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal

War Mamas

1931

War Mamas

as

Doughboy

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931

Catch-As Catch-Can

as

Strangler Sullivan

Swing in the Saddle

1944

Swing in the Saddle

as

'Tiny' Baldwin

Alias the Deacon

1940

Alias the Deacon

as

Bull Gumbatz

Virginia City

1940

Virginia City

as

Marblehead

You Said a Mouthful

1932

You Said a Mouthful

as

Swimming Champion Joe Holt (uncredited)

That Texas Jamboree

1946

That Texas Jamboree

as

Big Boy Frazer

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

as

Blake - the First Mate

Professor Beware

1938

Professor Beware

as

Motorcycle Cop

The Undie-World

1934

The Undie-World

as

Bugsy McHugh

Pleased to Mitt You

1940

Pleased to Mitt You

as

Chuck Brenner

Hoedown

1950

Hoedown

as

Small Potatoes

Wagons Westward

1940

Wagons Westward

as

Jake Hardman

Sing Me a Song of Texas

1945

Sing Me a Song of Texas

as

Big Boy

Smoky River Serenade

1947

Smoky River Serenade

as

Wagon Wheel (as Big Boy Williams)

The Comancheros

1961

The Comancheros

as

Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited)

The Jack Rider

1921

The Jack Rider

as

Frank Stevens

The Vengeance Trail

1921

The Vengeance Trail

as

Big Boy Bronson

Western Firebrands

1921

Western Firebrands

as

Billy Fargo

Across the Border

1922

Across the Border

as

Andy Fowler

Rounding Up the Law

1922

Rounding Up the Law

as

Larry Connell

The Cowboy King

1922

The Cowboy King

as

Dud Smiley

Remembrance

1922

Remembrance

as

Blaze Away

1922

Blaze Away

as

Big Boy

The Freshie

1922

The Freshie

as

Charles Taylor

Country Fair

1941

Country Fair

as

Gunther Potts

The Desperadoes

1943

The Desperadoes

as

Nitro Rankin

Society Fever

1935

Society Fever

as

Edgar Prouty

Home from the Hill

1960

Home from the Hill

as

Hugh Macauley (uncredited)

Singing on the Trail

1946

Singing on the Trail

as

Big Boy Webster

The Outlaw's Daughter

1954

The Outlaw's Daughter

as

Moose, Deputy

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

Throw a Saddle on a Star

as

Big Boy

Girls Can Play

1937

Girls Can Play

as

Det. Lt. Ed Flannagan

Powdersmoke Range

1935

Powdersmoke Range

as

Lullaby Joslin

End of the Trail

1936

End of the Trail

as

Bob Hildreth

North of Nome

1936

North of Nome

as

Haage

Down in 'Arkansaw'

1938

Down in 'Arkansaw'

as

Juble Butler

The Bad Man

1930

The Bad Man

as

Red Giddings

Street of Missing Men

1939

Street of Missing Men

as

T-Bone

Riders of Death Valley

1941

Riders of Death Valley

as

Borax Bill

Pardon Our Nerve

1939

Pardon Our Nerve

as

Samson Smith

Legion of Lost Flyers

1939

Legion of Lost Flyers

as

Jake Halley

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

1941

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

as

Alvin

Lure of the Islands

1942

Lure of the Islands

as

Jinx

Cowboy Canteen

1944

Cowboy Canteen

as

Spud Harrigan

Between Us Girls

1942

Between Us Girls

as

Father of the Boys

Wolfheart's Revenge

1925

Wolfheart's Revenge

as

Jack Stanley

The Marines Are Here

1938

The Marines Are Here

as

Sgt. Gibbons

My Man

1928

My Man

as

Joe Halsey

Smoky Mountain Melody

1948

Smoky Mountain Melody

as

Saddle Grease Williams

Silver Queen

1942

Silver Queen

as

Blackie

Rhythm Round-Up

1945

Rhythm Round-Up

as

Zeke Winslow

Cowboy Blues

1946

Cowboy Blues

as

Big Boy Stover

King of the Wild Horses

1947

King of the Wild Horses

as

Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)

Over the Santa Fe Trail

1947

Over the Santa Fe Trail

as

Big Boy Jackson

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

Bad Men of Tombstone

as

Red Fisk

Dulcy

1940

Dulcy

as

Henry

Hidden Guns

1956

Hidden Guns

as

Kingford

Career Woman

1936

Career Woman

as

Bede Sanders

Ladies of the Jury

1932

Ladies of the Jury

as

Steve Bromm (uncredited)

The Champ's a Chump

1936

The Champ's a Chump

as

Spike

Godless Men

1920

Godless Men

as

Seaman

From Headquarters

1929

From Headquarters

as

Gunnery Sgt. Wilmer (as Guinn Williams)

Liliom

1930

Liliom

as

Hollinger

The College Widow

1927

The College Widow

as

Don White (as Big Boy Williams)

Vamping Venus

1928

Vamping Venus

as

Mars

Snowbound

1927

Snowbound

as

Bull Morgan

The Bugle Sounds

1942

The Bugle Sounds

as

Sgt. Krims

70,000 Witnesses

1932

70,000 Witnesses

as

Connors

Boys Will Be Boys

1932

Boys Will Be Boys

as

Butch

Half a Sinner

1934

Half a Sinner

as

'Bull' Moran

Romance in the Rain

1934

Romance in the Rain

as

Panya Mankiewicz

Singin' in the Corn

1946

Singin' in the Corn

as

Hank

Burning Daylight

1928

Burning Daylight

as

English Harry (as Big Boy Williams)

The Eagle's Claw

1924

The Eagle's Claw

as

Dan Carson

Stars on Horseback

1943

Stars on Horseback

as

I Demand Payment

1938

I Demand Payment

as

Happy Crofton

The Desert's Toll

1926

The Desert's Toll

as

Henchman

The Phantom Broadcast

1933

The Phantom Broadcast

as

Sandy Higgins

Babe Comes Home

1927

Babe Comes Home

as

Baseball Player (as Big Boy Williams)

Arizona Bound

1927

Arizona Bound

as

Cowboy

Lightning

1927

Lightning

as

Cuth Stewart

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Prairie Dog

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Groat

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Jeff Bonsell

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Tulsa Jack

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Moose McKlintock

Circus Boy

Circus Boy

as

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

as

Jeb Taylor

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Finnegan

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as

Sgt. Muldoon

U.S. Marshall

U.S. Marshall

as

Jones

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

as

Mike Forbes

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Buffalo

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Calvin Bryngelson

Production

Crew

Directing